JPH1033827A - Running game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically change the number of running moving bodies by providing a running body such as a horse of a horse racing game or the like provided with a magnetic body part by attracting each other by magnetic force and an attraction body freely movable between an area of the moving body and the running body and the area except the other area. SOLUTION: A simulated moving body 20 is moved together with the running body 30 by the magnetic attraction force of the permanent magnet 22a of the simulated moving body 20 and the permanent magnet 40 of the running body 30 made to run and move provided under a field 12. In this case, a housing case 50 is arranged freely movably in a direction for crossing the running path of the field 12 and an attraction plate 60 is disposed at the lower part of the housing case 50. Then, the simulated moving body 20 is mounted on the bottom plate 50a of the housing case 50 at the time of advancing the housing case 50 to a prescribed position on the field 12, the movement of the simulated moving body 20 is restricted when the permanent magnet 22a is positioned on the attraction plate 60, only the running body 30 is made to run in the made of leaving the simulated moving body 20 and the number of running bodies is reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a running game device, and more particularly to a running game device capable of changing the number of running heads of a moving object such as a horse.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Competitive amusement devices, such as horse racing games, are known. For example, JP-A-2-63489 discloses that
As an embodiment, an apparatus is described in which a moving model of a horse runs on the upper surface of a field. In this device, an electromagnet provided on a lower surface of a field and a permanent magnet to which a moving model is attached attract and move the moving model.

In such a conventional competitive game machine, the number of mobile models is fixed and cannot be changed automatically.

However, in an actual horse race, the number of race horses varies depending on the race, and thus the conventional competition game apparatus could not be said to sufficiently imitate the actual horse race.

Further, in the conventional competitive game machine, a mobile model having a predetermined number of heads is always on the field. One of the mobile models is removed from the field, or one of the mobile models is sequentially moved one by one. If it can be entered, it will be close to actual horse racing.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a traveling game apparatus capable of automatically changing the number of traveling heads of a moving body.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a moving body provided with a magnetic member, a field on which the moving body is mounted and moved, and a field below the field. A moving body for moving the moving body by attracting the magnetic body portion by magnetic force and moving the moving body; and a suction unit for sucking the moving body, wherein the suction means is configured to move the moving body and the moving body. It moves between an area between the body and an area other than the area.

According to the present invention, the moving body is placed above the field, and the traveling body runs below the field. The moving body has a magnetic body portion, and the traveling body runs by attracting the magnetic body portion by magnetic force. Thus, the moving body is moved by the magnetic force.

When the suction means is arranged between the moving body and the traveling body, the moving body and the suction means suction each other, thereby preventing the traveling body from being sucked. Then, the moving body is left while being sucked by the suction means, and only the traveling body travels. Thus, it is possible to change the number of traveling moving objects.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the traveling amusement device according to the first aspect, the attraction means is a plate material that attracts the magnetic body portion with a magnetic force. In order to suck the moving body, it is preferable that the suction means is formed as a plate material so as to suck the moving body by magnetic force.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the traveling game apparatus according to the second aspect, the magnetic body is a permanent magnet,
The moving body has a permanent magnet whose polarity is oriented so as to be attracted to the permanent magnet, and the attracting means is a non-magnetic magnetic material.

According to the present invention, the permanent magnet as the magnetic body portion attracts each other as the magnets to the permanent magnet of the moving body, and attracts each other as the magnet and the magnetic body to the attraction means.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the traveling amusement device according to the second or third aspect, a housing case having an entrance and an exit along the moving direction of the moving body for housing the moving body is provided. The suction means is provided so as to be movable below the storage case, and the storage case can be detached from a moving course of the moving body.

According to the present invention, the moving body enters the housing case, and the suction means moves below the housing case, and the suction means is arranged between the moving body and the traveling body. Then, the moving body is left in the storage case. Then, the moving body can be removed from the field by detaching the housing case from the moving course of the moving body. In addition, the moving body can be returned to the field by the reverse operation.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the traveling game apparatus according to the fourth aspect, a plurality of the moving bodies are provided, and the housing case has a plurality of housing portions for housing the moving bodies. .

According to the present invention, any of the plurality of moving bodies can be arbitrarily stopped.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the traveling game apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the plurality of housing portions are provided side by side in a direction intersecting a moving course of the moving body, and the suction means includes It is a single plate that moves along the direction in which the storage cases are arranged.

According to the present invention, since the plurality of storage sections are arranged in a direction intersecting the moving course of the moving body, the plurality of moving bodies enter the storage case in a state of being arranged in this direction. Then, when the suction means is arranged under an arbitrary moving body and then the traveling body is run, these moving bodies are left behind, and the other moving bodies continue to move. Thus, the number of moving objects can be changed.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the horse racing game device according to the embodiment. In this horse racing game apparatus, a plurality of simulated moving bodies 20 run on a field 12 provided in a housing 10. The simulated moving body 20 is configured to imitate a horse.

(Summary of the present embodiment) In this horse racing game apparatus, the number of simulated moving bodies 20 can be changed. That is, the storage case 50 stored in FIG. 3 protrudes above the field 12 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, several of the simulated moving bodies 20 are stored in the storage case 50, and as shown in FIG.
Several simulated moving bodies 20 are stored together with 0. Then, the stored gate 100 moves to the start position.

In this way, the simulated moving body 20 having a reduced number of heads enters the gate 100, starts as shown in FIG. 7, and starts horse racing as shown in FIG.

In order to increase the number of heads once decreased, it is necessary to use FIG.
The storage case 5 in which the simulated moving body 20 is stored as shown in FIG.
0 is placed on the field 12 again (see FIG. 10). Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the simulated moving body 20 traveling on the field 12 is arranged next to the storage case 50, temporarily stopped, and then travels again with the simulated moving body 20 in the storage case 50. (See FIG. 12).

Thus, according to the present embodiment, the number of simulated moving bodies 20 can be increased or decreased. Details will be described later.

(Running of Simulated Moving Body) Before describing means for changing the number of heads of the simulated moving body 20, a configuration for running each simulated moving body 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. . FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating the inside of the housing 10 with the field 12 removed.

As shown in FIG. 13, a plurality of traveling bodies 30 and a towing portion 14 for towing all the traveling bodies 30 are provided inside the housing 10. The towing unit 14 is moved by a driving unit 18 along a rail 16 provided in the field 12 at a position corresponding to the center of the course on which the simulated moving body 20 runs.

The traveling body 30 is pulled by the pulling section 14 by a tape material 32 having elasticity and conductivity. Further, the traveling body 30 can move along the tape material 32. More specifically, the traveling body 30 holds the tape 32 between a pair of rollers (not shown), and moves along the tape 32 as the rollers rotate. Thus, the order of each traveling body 30 is changed. The electric power for driving the rotation of the roller is supplied from a conductive tape 32 and is controlled by a central control unit (not shown).

The traveling body 30 pulls the simulated moving body 20 through the field 12 by magnetic force. The configurations of the traveling body 30 and the simulated moving body 20 are shown in FIGS.

The traveling body 30 is connected to a towing base 34 towed by the tape material 32 and a towing base 3 via a height adjusting unit 36.
And a control unit 38 provided above the control unit 4. The height adjustment unit 36 applies a force to slightly lift the control unit 38 upward so that no gap is opened between the control unit 38 and the lower surface of the field 12. The control unit 38 controls the tape material 32
The simulated moving body 20 is driven so as to jump by the electric power supplied from. The configuration for that will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 14A, the simulated moving body 20 is provided with a front leg 22 and a rear leg 24 rotatably so that the leg can be opened and closed. The front foot 22 and the rear foot 24 are urged by a spring 26 in a direction in which the legs are closed. At the tip of the front foot 22, a permanent magnet 22a with the S pole facing the tip is provided, and at the tip of the rear foot 24, a permanent magnet 24a with the N pole facing the tip.

The control section 38 has a permanent magnet 40 for driving the front foot 22 and permanent magnets 42 and 44 for driving the rear foot 24.

The permanent magnet 40 includes a front foot 22 and a rear foot 24.
The sliding portion 40 a is movable in the direction of opening and closing of the field 12, and is arranged so that the N pole side slides on the lower surface of the field 12. Since the S pole side of the permanent magnet 22a of the forefoot 22 faces the direction of the field 12, the permanent magnet 40 attracts the permanent magnet 22a by the magnetic force. When the traveling body 30 moves, the simulated moving body 20 also moves.

The permanent magnets 42 and 44 are provided on a roller 46. Specifically, the permanent magnet 42 is provided such that the surface on the N pole side constitutes a part of the peripheral surface of the roller 46, and the permanent magnet 44 is provided such that the surface on the S pole side constitutes a part of the peripheral surface of the roller 46. ing. The roller 46 is in contact with the lower surface of the field 12.

The rotating shaft 46a of the roller 46 is disposed so as to extend in a direction orthogonal to the opening and closing directions of the front foot 22 and the rear foot 24. The roller 46 rotates in the direction in which the hind legs 24 are opened on the field 12 side.

One end of a lever 48 is rotatably connected to the roller 46 at a position shifted from the rotation shaft 46a, and the other end of the lever 48 is rotatably connected to the slide portion 40a. . Roller 46, lever 48 and slide part 4
Oa constitutes a crank mechanism, and the slide portion 40a slides in conjunction with the rotation of the roller 46.
More specifically, from the state in which the slide portion 40a has moved most in the direction opposite to the opening of the forefoot 22 (see FIG. 14B),
In the process of moving the forefoot 22 in the open leg direction (FIG. 15 (A)
), The permanent magnet 44 is the permanent magnet 24 of the rear leg 24.
a is located to aspirate. Then, the slide section 40
a has moved most in the direction of opening the forefoot 22 (FIG. 15).
In (B), the permanent magnet 42 is positioned so as to repel the permanent magnet 24a of the rear leg 24.

When the game is started in the horse racing game machine, a towing unit 14 provided below the field 12 is provided.
Thereby, the traveling body 30 is towed. The permanent magnet 40 (see FIG. 14) provided on the traveling body 30 attracts the permanent magnet 22 a of the forefoot 22 of the simulated moving body 20 via the field 12 by magnetic force. Therefore, the simulated moving body 20 also moves forward with the movement of the traveling body 30.

The simulated moving body 20 makes a bouncing motion. First, in FIG. 14A, the permanent magnet 40
Is attracting the permanent magnet 22a. Further, the front leg 22 and the rear leg 24 of the simulated moving body 20 are biased by the spring 26 and are closed. And the slide part 40a
As shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), the permanent magnet 40 is in the most retracted state.

When the roller 46 further rotates, the slide portion 40a slides forward, so that the slide portion 40a
The forefoot 22 is opened by the permanent magnet 40 provided in. Also, when this leg-opening operation is started, the attraction force due to the magnetic force of the permanent magnet 44 gradually starts to reach the permanent magnet 24 a of the rear leg 24. Then, the roller 46 further rotates, and the hind legs 24 are opened (see FIG. 15A). Thus, the forefoot 22 and the backfoot 24 are opened.

When the roller 46 further rotates, the permanent magnet 44 moves away from the permanent magnet 24a of the rear leg 24. Then, when the magnetic force of the permanent magnet 44 with respect to the permanent magnet 24a decreases, the permanent magnet 42 next approaches the permanent magnet 24a. Since the permanent magnet 42 and the permanent magnet 24a have the same polarity, they repel each other. Then, as shown in FIG. 15B, the permanent magnet 24a of the hind leg 24
Leave 2 Moreover, the hind legs 24 separated from the field 12 are immediately moved in the direction in which the legs are opened by the springs 26 of the simulated moving body 20. Such a movement is exactly the movement of an animal jumping.

(Accommodation Case) Next, details of the accommodation case 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 16 shows the storage case 50 in a state of being retracted from the field 12.

The storage case 50 has a plurality of storage portions 52 formed on a bottom plate 50a. The accommodation sections 52 are arranged in a direction intersecting with the movement course of the simulated moving body 20, in other words, in a direction away from the fold 12. In addition, you may comprise so that it may have only the single accommodating part 52 instead of multiple.

The bottom plate 50a has a sloped tip so that no step is formed so that the simulated moving body 20 that slides and moves on the field 12 can smoothly enter the storage section 52. Alternatively, the bottom plate 50 may be made of an extremely thin plate material.
a may be configured.

As shown in FIG. 9, each accommodation section 52 has a space for accommodating one simulated moving body 20, and the entrance and the exit are opened along the moving course of the simulated moving body 20. I have. Therefore, the accommodation section 52 does not hinder the movement of the simulated moving body 20 in the moving direction.

The housing case 50 is provided with a driving plate 54 on the side opposite to the field 12. Drive plate 54
Are slid by a motor 56 in a direction intersecting the movement course of the simulated moving body 20. Accompanying this, the storage case 50 also moves in the same direction,
The storage case 50 is located on the field 12 and the field 1
2 can be reciprocated between the position where the member 2 is separated from the position. When the storage case 50 moves, the simulated moving body 20 placed on the bottom plate 50a also moves together.

A guide groove 54a is formed in the drive plate 54 along the longitudinal direction, and the suction plate 60 moves along the guide groove 54a. The driving is performed by a motor 58. The suction plate 60 is made of a magnetic material that does not have magnetism.

On the lower surface of the bottom plate 50a of the storage case 50, a guide groove (not shown) which is continuous with the guide groove 54a is formed. Therefore, the suction plate 60 slides on the lower surface side of the bottom plate 50a.
That is, the suction plate 60 slides below the storage section 52 of the storage case 50. In this way, the suction plate 60 slides between the simulated moving body 20 and the traveling body 30.

Further, this suction plate 60 is
It slides at a position corresponding to the 0 front foot 22. As described above, the forefoot 22 is
And the permanent magnet 22a is
By being sucked to 0, the simulated moving body 20 moves.

The suction plate 60 made of a magnetic material is
When disposed between the permanent magnet 22a of the vehicle 30 and the permanent magnet 40 of the traveling body 30, the permanent magnet 22a attracts the suction plate 60. Then, even if the traveling body 30 travels, the simulated moving body 20 is left behind because it is sucked by the suction plate 60. Thus, in the present embodiment, the number of simulated moving objects 20 is changed.

(Operation of Changing the Number of Heads)
The operation of changing the number of heads will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the operation when the number of the simulated moving bodies 20 is reduced, and corresponds to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1A, the simulated moving body 20 is
Moves with 0. Specifically, the permanent magnet 22a of the simulated moving body 20 is attracted to the permanent magnet 40 of the traveling body 30, and the simulated moving body 20 moves. At this time, as shown in FIG. 18, the storage case 50 is disposed on the field 12, and the suction plate 60 is located below the storage case 50.

Then, as shown in FIG. 1 (B), when the simulated moving body 20 is placed on the bottom plate 50a and the permanent magnet 22a is positioned on the suction plate 60, the two attract each other. Even if the running body 30 continues to run, both are still sucking each other,
As shown in FIG. 1C, the traveling body 30 includes the simulated moving body 2.
Drive while leaving 0. Then, immediately, the storage case 5
When 0 retreats from the field 12 as shown in FIG. 6, a part of the simulated moving body 20 is removed together with the storage case 50. Thus, the horse racing game can be performed with the number of the simulated moving bodies 20 reduced.

By adjusting the amount of movement of the suction plate 60, the number of heads of the simulated moving body 20 that can be reduced can be changed.
For example, even if six simulated moving bodies 20 are accommodated in the housing case 50, if the suction plate 60 is moved by a length corresponding to two heads, two heads are reduced and the remaining four heads are moved. Can be returned to field 12.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the operation when increasing the number of the simulated moving bodies 20, and corresponds to FIGS.

In FIG. 2A, the simulated moving body 20 has already been set.
Is removed from the field 12, and the corresponding traveling body 30 is moving below the field 12 without any towing target. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the storage case 50 is disposed on the field 12 and the suction plate 6
0 is located at the lower part of the storage case 50. In addition, until just before the simulated moving body 20 goes out of the accommodation case 50,
By causing the permanent magnet 22a and the suction plate 60 to be attracted, the simulated moving body 20 can be stabilized.

Then, as shown in FIG. 2B, when the permanent magnet 40 of the traveling body 30 is positioned below the permanent magnet 22a of the simulated moving body 20, the traveling body 30 is once stopped, and the suction plate 60 is moved. Let go. In this way, by releasing the suction plate 60 after the permanent magnet 40 comes to the predetermined position, the permanent magnet 24a of the hind leg 24 of the simulated moving body 20 and the permanent magnet 40 repel and the simulated moving body 20 is repelled. We do not push it out.

When the suction plate 60 is detached in this manner, the permanent magnet 22a and the permanent magnet 40 attract each other. Then, when the traveling body 30 travels again, as shown in FIG.
The moving body 20 exits the storage case 50 and
Return to Thus, the number of the simulated moving bodies 20 is increased,
Horse racing games can be played.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the number of heads can be increased / decreased with respect to several simulated moving bodies 20 on the outer peripheral side of the field 12, but all simulated moving bodies 20 can be targeted. You may do so. In that case, the storage case 50 has a storage portion that can store all the simulated moving bodies 20.

The number of heads may be increased or decreased not only on the outer peripheral side of the field 12 but also on the simulated moving body 20 at an arbitrary position. In this case, a plurality of suction plates corresponding to the respective simulated moving bodies 20 may be provided instead of the suction plate 60 as a single plate as in the above-described embodiment, and individually controlled.

Alternatively, the suction means may suck the simulated moving body 20 by a vacuum pump instead of sucking the simulated moving body 20 by magnetic force.

[0059]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an operation of reducing the number of simulated moving objects in the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an operation of increasing the number of simulated moving objects in the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a horse racing game apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a horse racing game device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a horse racing game device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a horse racing game device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a horse racing game device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a horse racing game device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a part of the horse racing game device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a part of the horse racing game device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a part of the horse racing game device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a part of the horse racing game device according to the embodiment.

13 is a diagram showing an internal structure of the horse racing game device shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a simulated moving body and a traveling body according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a simulated moving body and a traveling body according to the embodiment of the present invention.

16 is a diagram showing a housing case of the horse racing game device shown in FIG.

17 is a view showing a housing case of the horse racing game device shown in FIG. 3;

18 is a diagram showing a housing case of the horse racing game device shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Field 20 Simulated moving body (moving body) 22a Permanent magnet (magnetic body part) 30 Running body 40 Permanent magnet 50 Housing case 52 Housing section 60 Suction plate (suction means)

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A moving body having a magnetic body, a field on which the moving body is mounted and moved, and moving under the field to attract the magnetic body by magnetic force to move the moving body. A moving body to be moved, and suction means for sucking the moving body, wherein the suction means moves between an area between the moving body and the running body and an area other than this area. A running game device characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The running game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said suction means is a plate material which attracts the magnetic body portion with a magnetic force. 3. The running game device according to claim 2, wherein the magnetic body portion is a permanent magnet, and the moving body has a permanent magnet oriented to attract the permanent magnet,
A running game device, wherein the suction means is a magnetic material that is not magnetic. 4. The traveling game apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a housing case having an inlet and an outlet along a moving direction of the moving body to house the moving body, wherein the suction means. Is provided movably at a lower portion of the housing case, and the housing case can be separated from a moving course of the moving body. 5. The traveling game apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of said movable bodies are provided, and said accommodation case has a plurality of accommodation sections for accommodating said movable bodies. 6. The traveling game device according to claim 5, wherein the accommodation section is provided in a direction intersecting a moving course of the moving body, and the suction means is arranged in a direction in which the accommodation cases are arranged. A traveling game device comprising a single moving plate.